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Sept. 2005
Skate Park Progressing
by Tom Topping
After overcoming many hurdles, both financial and political, the Garvanza Skate Park is continuing to move toward completion. With the help and input of local skateboarders, skatepark coalition leader Heinrich Keiffer has been working with city officials to make the design of the park into one that will meet the needs of all; young and old skateboarders, spectators and bureaucrats.
On Thursday, August 25th, the latest meeting was held at the Harnsberger Real Estate offices in Highland Park. That night, coalition members were ironing out the final design for the actual working area of the park, specifically the humps, banks, bumps and the elevations and ramp angles that will make the final design for the skating area.
They will recommend to the city changes such as raising the height of a ramp, or changing its angle, re-shaping a "blob" in the center of the area, and comment on changing the color of the coping around the "pool" area from a very hispanic red, white and green to a more subtle cobalt blue.
Heinrich reminded coalition members that their participation is necessary to keep the city from "steamrolling" the process, which would tend to ignore community and skater's desires in favor of what is easier or more convenient for city workers to manage. He encouraged all to stay involved in the process.
Also on the agenda was to talk about fundraising efforts to close the funding gap to complete the park. There was good news as a skateboarding magazine has taken an interest in the "first" skatepark in the city of Los Angeles. They have commitments of "some" support from the Tony Hawk foundation, and ideas ranged from a bake sale to a skating exhibition to raise those funds.
Michele Harnsberger put out a call to find creative folks to design a good poster to help publicize the kick-off and fundraisers, and getting the word out in plenty of time.
Heinrich stressed the importance of attending whatever kick-off the local politicians may have. He said, "Whatever the politicals have as the kick-off for it, we have to come and support it."
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